4. George Michael often arrived at the nightclub accompanied by a woman before he came out as gay.

5. Even Prince Charles has been to the Limelight club - he was snapped getting out of the royal car as he arrived to attend a reception for the Prince's Trust at the venue in December 1997.

6. In 1987, Rachel Macmillan, granddaughter of the Conservative prime minister Howard Macmillan, died aged 31 after a night at the Limelight.

George Michael (pictured here in 1992) was often seen at Limelight with a woman on his arm (Image: Mirrorpix)

7. When Limelight fell out of favour as a celebrated nightspot it was sold and in 2003 became a Walkabout bar. The Walkabout bar closed after its parent company went into administration in October 2009.

Foundation" by Jay-Z: "Me and my operation, running New York nightscene, with one eye closed, like Peter Gatien"

Dynasty by hip-hop group The Diplomats: "Meet Jimmy Iovine, give me my cream Shapiro, Peter Gatien, relation Spot a club in L.A just to touch it up"

17. Limelight in Atlanta was also a place to see and spot celebrities over the years. Andy Warhol, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Grace Jones, Debbie Harry, Village People's Randy Jones and Tom Cruise were all names seen at the Atlanta club, which closed in 1985.

18. Limelight in New York, which closed in 2001, was in the media in 1996 when Michael Alig was arrested and later convicted for the killing and dismemberment of Angel Melendez, who frequented the New York Limelight - the 2003 biopic Party Monster, starring Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green, was based on this event.

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